Qin Sheng felt a little upset. He knew something must have happened to the company. Otherwise, the old man would not look so tired. He carried all the pressure alone and didn’t intend to tell him. In fact, even if he told him, he couldn’t help, which made Qin Sheng a little fidgeted.
Qin Sheng watched the old man going upstairs and then looked at Uncle Gongsun and frowned. “Uncle Gongsun, I know there are some things the old man doesn’t want to tell me, but since I have returned to the Qin Family, I am also responsible for it. Whether I can help you or not, I should know the truth.”
Gongsun didn’t know what to say. Qin Changan hadn’t told Qin Sheng the truth, so he couldn’t tell him on his own. But Qin Sheng was not an outsider, so it was not good to keep him in the dark.
After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, Gongsun decided to reveal a little. “Well, it’s not too serious, but it’s troublesome. If we can’t deal with it properly, there may be an after-effect. Now what we need is time, so Master is very busy.”
Qin Sheng subconsciously asked, “Uncle Gongsun, what can I do?”
Smiling, Gongsun shook his head and said, “There are professionals and teams to deal with this. Master is never alone in the battle. If you really want to help, you should take over the company affairs as soon as possible and shoulder the main responsibility, so that you can really relieve the pressure on Master.”
Qin Sheng sighed and said, “Well, I have made up my mind. When the Tsinghua training class is over, I will be officially on board.”
“That’s good.” Gongsun said happily.
The past few days, Uncle Gongsun had been busy and tired accompanying the old man, so Qin Sheng didn’t ask Uncle Gongsun too many questions. After a few words, he let uncle Gongsun have a rest. He went back to his room and searched for some rumors about the company on the Internet. He did find a lot of things.
In the morning, when Qin Sheng woke up and went downstairs, the old man and uncle Gongsun had already gone out. The servant told him that they didn’t even have breakfast and that they were going to visit an old man in the west mountain.
Qin Sheng ran in the gym. After taking a bath and having breakfast, Chang Badi and Hao Lei were already waiting outside. Qin Sheng packed and set off for Tsinghua University.
The car Chang Badi drove was still the one Qin Sheng drove before the Spring Festival. After all, the car had access-permission from Tsinghua University. On the way, he chatted with Chang Badi Hao Lei while doing today’s homework.
After entering the campus of Tsinghua University, Qin Sheng led Chang Badi to the direction of the School of Economics and Management. Hao Lei said with envy, “This is Tsinghua University, the highest institution in China. I regret that I didn’t study hard before, and I didn’t go to university. If I have a next life, I will try my best to get here.”
For any student, Tsinghua University was a place of yearning. Everyone wanted to enter the two top universities, especially those poor students. If they could enter those two universities, knowledge would really change their fate.
Now many people were advocating that studying was useless. Qin Sheng sneered at it. He still remembered what Long Yingtai had said to his son, “Son, I want you to study hard, not because I want you to compete with others, but because I want you to have the right to choose in the future, to choose a meaningful job that doesn’t waste time, rather than being forced to make a living.
“Studying hard and learning some skills didn’t guarantee that you can become a millionaire, but at least you can choose a job you like, rather than being chosen by a job. Besides, only by studying hard can you make better friends. It’s not a utilitarian idea to make useful friends. You have to admit that making good friends will benefit you all your life. You will learn a lot from a group of excellent friends. For example, responsibility, persistence, good habits, etc. You can better understand yourself, better understand your strengths and weaknesses, and you can grow and become better together with your friends.
“However, if you don’t study hard, it’s hard to make excellent friends. Most of the friends around you will be the same as you. After all, one takes the behavior of one’s company. It’s hard for those who work hard to become good friends with those who are lazy. It’s not because those who work hard look down upon others, or those who are lazy don’t deserve it, but because they have different values and have no common language. It’s hard for them to connect.
“In China, the best way to make excellent friends is to study hard and enter a high-end university, such as Tsinghua University and Peking University, so that you will be surrounded by excellent people.
“In this society, many people make a living at the bottom. Most people will regret not studying hard. Only after experiencing the difficulties and hardships of society, they will know how easy an opportunity they missed at the beginning. There is no greenhouse outside the campus, the outside world will not forgive you for not working hard. You will pay for your laziness, and the short-term comfort will only make you live at the bottom of society all your life.”
Qin Sheng was glad that he didn’t slack off in his studies at the beginning, and successfully got admitted to Fudan University, where he had met Xia Ding and other friends. Even if he didn’t have the current identity, he could achieve something depending on his ability. It was just a matter of time.
For example, Hao Lei was envious of Qin Sheng and Su Qin. He also envied them for entering a good university and enjoying the campus life. However, he could only join the army after graduating from high school. Only Hao Lei knew what he had experienced and what he had suffered in those years.
So Hao Lei’s admiration and emotions made sense. Qin Sheng could understand it. He said with a smile, “When I am in Tsinghua University having lessons, you can attend the professional courses you like, and there are many public courses or lectures of celebrities and professors. Anyone can attend. I will send you the timetable.”
Surprised, Hao Lei said, “Is that okay?”
“Of course.” said Qin Sheng.
When they arrived at the gate of the School of Economics and Management, Qin Sheng went upstairs with his things. Chang Badi and Hao Lei had nothing to do but stroll around Qinghua. Looking at these young elites with high spirits, not only Hao Lei, but even Badi envied them.
The class began at 09:30, each class lasted for one hour, half an hour off in the middle. In the afternoon, there were still two classes. When Qin Sheng entered the classroom, he noticed that most of the people had arrived. They had known each other for a while and were familiar. They formed small groups of two or three to chat and talk about some interesting things during the Spring Festival.
After Qin Sheng came in, many students greeted him. Qin Sheng didn’t show indifference either. Although he hadn’t joined in any circles, he had a good relationship with his classmates. However, Han Xu, a dandy boy with no knowledge or skill, had become popular in the class. After all, he had shown many students around Beijing before the Spring Festival.
Seeing Qin Sheng coming, Han Xuchou rushed out of the crowd. He said, “I haven’t seen you for a long time. I missed you so much. I finally see you.”
Qin Sheng rolled his eyes at the fool and said, “We haven’t seen each other for only a month and a half. You are speaking like we haven’t seen each other in ten years.”
Han Xu, still dressed in flowery clothes, joked, “Missing you one day is like being separated for three autumns. We haven’t seen each other for a month and a half, that’s more than 100 years.”
Qin Sheng didn’t want to deal with this fool, but Han Xu took the initiative to say, “Are you busy tonight? I’ve got a couple of friends to hang out together.”
“I won’t go. You guys have fun,” Qin Sheng refused politely. He wanted to go back early and ask the old man about the issues concerning his uncle and Jiang Xianbang.
Han Xu added, “Bro, don’t do this. You should hang out with us more. After all, it is fate that we can get together in a class. Don’t you think so?”
Qin Sheng hesitated for a moment and said, “Let’s talk about it at night. If I’m free, I’ll go.”
“OK, that’s more like it.” Han Xu stopped pestering him.
Han Xu was pulled over by several classmates to chat. At that time, Wei Li came and said in courtesy, “Happy New Year.”
“You called me at the Spring Festival, so you don’t have to wish me a happy new year anymore.” Qin Sheng was not as cold as before to Wei Li, but he would never regard Wei Li as a friend.
Wei Li leaned on the table beside Qin Sheng and said, “It’s different.”
Qin Sheng smiled faintly and said nothing. He had the upper hand in the relationship with Wei Li. He wondered what Wei Li could say to him.
“Old Han invited me out, will you come over tonight?” asked Wei Li casually.
Qin Sheng whispered, “I don’t know yet. Let’s talk about it later. There are many things to do as I just returned to Beijing.”
“Well, I understand.” Wei Li smiled awkwardly. He didn’t know how to ask about that issue. Such a bold inquiry would irritate Qin Sheng. But he had already guessed about it. Qin Sheng must be the one behind the disturbing incident in Ningbo. Otherwise, he couldn’t imagine anyone else with such great ability. Wei Li may not suspect Qin Sheng with the issue of Lin Songhao alone, but so many things had happened to the Lin Family that he had to connect the two matters.
Qin Sheng stopped talking again. The atmosphere was somewhat awkward. At last, Wei Li couldn’t help asking, “Those people in Hangzhou are looking into the case in Ningbo. Maybe your information has been leaked, so be careful.”
“Thank you for reminding me,” Qin replied politely, and then said, “I need your help concerning Hangzhou, as I’m in Beijing, far away from Hangzhou.”
Wei Li was not afraid of Qin Sheng’s request for help. He was afraid that Qin Sheng wouldn’t ask for help. Hearing this, Wei Li immediately answered, “Hahaha, no problem. I’ve arranged everything. I’ll let you know if there’s any trouble.”
Qin Sheng narrowed his eyes and said, “You are very considerate.”
In a word, there were two meanings—it was uncertain which meaning Wei Li received.
At this moment, the headteacher came in. Qin Sheng and Wei Li had to cut the conversation short, but for Wei Li, there was some progress…